Staff Sergeant Cole Thomas Bradley

SSGT Cole Thomas Bradley Beautiful son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend went home to our heavenly father on October 29, 2016 at the young age of twenty-four. Cole was truly unique and a one of a kind young man. To know Cole was to love Cole. He truly had a profound effect on people. Cole was handsome, charming and charismatic. He had a heart of gold, a keen wit and an amazing sense of humor. He loved life, his family and friends, and serving his country. Cole had a great passion for rock and roll music, especially Queen, Pink Floyd and the Beatles. He was able to see every concert on his bucket list. Cole was a gifted drummer and loved to sit in with his dad’s band Random Access and never missed a show. Cole graduated from Oak Park High School in 2010. After graduation, he became a dedicated and proud member of the United States Air Force. He graduated basic training from Lackland Air Force Base and was stationed at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base. One of his proudest moments in the military was deploying to Qatar in 2015. Cole then went on to graduate from Airmen Leadership School and became a Staff Sergeant in the 139th Airlift Wing, Logistics Readiness Squadron. Cole was preceded in death by his grandparents, Martin Cross, Ruth Dunn, Sharon Duncan, Raymond Strutton, David Bradley, Mimi Duncan, his uncle, James Bradley and cousin, David Angelo. Survivors include his parents, Martin and Deb; twin sister, Anna; brother, Taylor; grandparents, Mona Strutton and Mike and Vickie Duncan; aunts and uncles, Jerry and Kathy Anderson, Peg Bradley, Kelly and Brian Hollomon and Boone and Jackie Staggs, Joe and Beatriz Anderson and John Carnavale of his home; all of his cousins and extended family, too many to mention; his entire Air Force family and many friends including his lifelong friendships with Joe, John, Jordan and Jared. Shine on in Heaven as you did on Earth. May your smile forever shine. You will always be loved and extremely missed by your family and friends. Rock on, fly high and rest easy. Honorary Pallbearers: Joe Anderson, John Carnavale, Jordan Fowler, Jared Malone, Jacob Hafley, Andrew and Nate Lewis, Paige Howard, Taylor Bradley, Andy Bielby, Tom Batres, Brian Brockman and Rick Hass. Graveside services with military honors 11:00am, Thursday, November 3rd at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 9:00 to 11:00am prior to the service at White Chapel Funeral Home, Gladstone, MO.